Latin America Geography Practice Test

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Latin America Geography Practice Test

• Questions 25-52

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• 25. Which metal is mined more in Mexico than
  anywhere else?
• A. iron
• B. lead
• C. silver
• D. copper

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• 26. Which country has about three-fourths of the
  trade with Mexico?
• A. Brazil
• B. Cuba
• C. Venezuela
• D. United States

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• 27. Which region of Mexico has the most people?
• A. Central Plateau
• B. northern deserts

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• 28. Which is a problem for the farmers in Mexico?
• A. Many areas have little rainfall.
• B. the soil is not very productive.
• C. There is not enough sunlight to grow crops.

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• 29. What is a major reason that few Venezuelans
  are farmers?
• A. There is too much rain.
• B. There is little arable land (farmable land)

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• 30. Which is a negative result of Venezuelas oil
  business?
• A. Health care services have decreased.
• B. Education for poor children has improved.
• C. Pollution has damaged the air and land.

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• 31. How has Venezuelas location helped its trade
  with other countries?
• A. Venezuela is in the northern part of South
  America.
• B. Venezuela has a coastline with ports on the
  Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

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• 32. Most people in Venezuela live in what type of
  area?
• A. rural
• B. urban
• C. half live in urban and half live in rural
  places

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• 33. Which statement BEST describes the population
  of Mexico and Venezuela?
• A. The countries are about the same.
• B. Mexico has about one-fourth times the number
  of people of Venezuela.
• C. Mexico has about one-fourth the number of
  people of Venezuela.

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• 34. The Warm climate of Mexico and Venezuela is
  MOST helpful to which of its industries?
• A. oil
• B. fishing
• C. tourism

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• 35. Why do most Mexicans and Venezuelans live in
  urban areas?
• A. Rural areas do not have a good climate.
• B. There are more jobs in the factories and
  businesses of the cities.
• C. There is much arable land in these countries.

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• 36. What is the major source of income in both
  Mexico and Venezuela?
• A. tourism
• B. oil
• C. manufactured goods

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• 37. What is one problem with depending on oil
  export for most of a countrys income?
• A. Most countries produced the oil they need.
• B. Most countries do not need to buy oil.
• C. When the price of oil goes down, the country
  begins to run low on money.

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• 38. Where do most Brazilians live in their
  country?
• A. along the Amazon River
• B. in the Amazon rain forest
• C. along the eastern, coastal area of Brazil

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• 39. The climate of Brazil allows farmers to
  export all of these crops EXCEPT
• A. Wheat
• B. coffee
• C. oranges
• D. sugar cane

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• 40. Which natural resource is an important export
  for Brazil?
• A. cars
• B. iron ore
• C. sugar cane

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• 41. Why does Brazil have a fast-growing tourism
  industry?
• A. Most Brazilians live in urban areas and need
  jobs.
• B. Brazil has many natural wonders that cannot be
  found anywhere else in the world.
• C. Brazil has many cities scattered across the
  country that tourists want to visit.

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• 42. How does Brazils location help it trade with
  other countries?
• A. There are seven major seaports along the
  Atlantic coast.
• B. The Amazon River allows ships to travel inland
  to the Andes.

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• 43. What has been the major export for Cuba for
  the past two hundred years?
• A. fish
• B. fruits
• C. sugar
• D. coffee

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• 44. Which industries are helped MOST by Cubas
  location on the ocean?
• A. tourism and fishing
• B. fishing and tobacco
• C. tourism and health care

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• 45. Which product does Venezuela provide at a
  reduced cost to Cuba?
• A. wheat
• B. sugar cane
• C. oil

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• 46. The large amount of arable land is MOST
  helpful to which industry in Cuba?
• A. fishing
• B. tourism
• C. farming

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• 47. Which country supported Cuba until 1991?
• A. Canada
• B. Soviet Union
• C. United States

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• 48. Who is Brazils largest trading partner?
• A. Cuba
• B. United States

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• 49. A similarity between Brazil and Cuba is that,
  in both countries, people tend to live in
• A. rural areas
• B. urban areas

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• 50. A difference between Brazil and Cuba is that
  Brazil
• A. has a much larger population than Cuba.
• B. does not allow people to live near the coast.

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• 51. How do the land areas of Cuba and Brazil
  compare?
• A. Cuba is over 700 miles long.
• B. Brazil is about eight times the size of Cuba.

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• 52. In which industries do Cuba and Brazil
  compete with each other for trade with other
  countries?
• A. coffee, sugar, and tourism
• B. tobacco, autos, and medical products